Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• pop up: To appear suddenly.
• in theory: According to the stated ideas or principles
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• in practice: In reality or actual use; as opposed to in theory.
• move to: To change the place where you live or work.
• behind the scenes: Secretly or without being known to the public.
• one too many: More than is acceptable or advisable; excessive.
• such as: For example; like
• set up
• hold off: To delay doing something; postpone.
• go after: To chase or pursue something
• fall back on: To make use of, when you have no other options
• show in: To lead someone into a room or building.
• thanks to: Because of; as a result of.
• in half: Divided into two equal parts.
• show up: To arrive or be seen at a place, e.g. a party
• play out: To use up or exhaust
• be with: To accompany someone; to be in someone's presence.
• long for: To have a strong desire or yearning for something.
• off the top of your head: Providing information without checking or thinking deeply.
• think of: To look on as (being something specific); consider
• to date: Up to the present time; until now.
• word of mouth: Information spread by people telling each other.
• in droves: In large numbers; in a large group.
• going on: To continue doing something
• up against: Facing or contending with something difficult or challenging.
• check out
• at least: As a minimum
• break even: To neither make a profit nor a loss
• subscribe: To regularly pay to receive a service
• fatigue: Breaking due to being moved or bent many times
• quote: Written statement of the cost of something
• straight: Not having curves, bends, or angles
• familiar: Well-known or easily recognized
• bold: Brave; very confident; too confident
• nostalgia: Sad, but positive feeling about memories/the past
• research: To study in order to discover new ideas and facts
• admit: To acknowledge that something is true or right
• calm: Without wind or storm; quiet; peaceful
• shift: To change in position or direction
• fantastic: Strange or unusual in design or appearance
• reference: A letter of recommendation, e.g. for a job
• faith: Belief in a god or gods; religion
• formula: A mathematical or scientific rule
• anticipate: To expect or look ahead to something positively
• plague: To cause to have continual problems with something
• equal: Same in shape, size, or number
• emphasis: Special attention, importance, or force
• break: To create a new record e.g. running the 100m dash
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• infamous: Famous because of something bad
• vaguely: In a vague way; not fully
• nostalgic: Feeling sad, but positive about memories/the past
• rush: To attack someone suddenly in a group
• stale: (E.g. of bread) not fresh
• ignite: To catch fire
• breakthrough: Important discovery in doing something difficult
• spend: To use money to pay for something
• head: To hit a ball with your head in a game
• step: Movement done as part of a particular dance
• turn: To become (a particular age)
• rebound: Bouncing off something, then going back into play
• infinity: State of being without end; endless time, space
• captain: Title of a senior officer in the military
• blockbuster: Large, expensive, popular, successful (movie, cd)
• blade: One of several flat pieces in a fan which move air
• marvel: Something that causes wonder or astonishment
• venom: Poison, e.g. one produced by plant or animal
• action: Something that a person or thing does
• iron: Heavy metal device heated to smooth clothes
• post: To send a letter or package using stamps
• lose: To be unable to keep in check or control something
• happen: To take place or occur
• punchline: Last line of a joke
• come: To arrive at a place
• crow: Large black bird
• depart: To die
• show: To be easily seen or displayed
• inject: To add or put in more (money, energy etc.)
• cost: A loss or damage occurring when meeting a goal
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• die: Cube with dots numbering 1-6 on it used in games
• woo: (Of a man) to try to get a woman to marry him
• temple: A flat area on the side of the forehead
• beetle: Insect with a hard, usually black body and 8 legs
• doomsday: A day said to end time; the end of the world
• knight: Chess piece in the shape of a horse's head
• cut: Act/instance of reducing the size or amount of
• late: At a time after the expected time
• fanfare: Music played to announce a special person or event
• panther: Black leopard
• spider: Small creature with 8 legs that spins cobwebs
• marquee: Large theater sign listing the performers
• superhero: Fictional character who fights evil